Anti-choice campaign sends empty envelops to Obama, gets empty envelop back in response

[Pirate Smile]

http://is.gd/1z4sk

heh

The Empty Red Envelope Conspiracy Theory
Posted by Hemant Mehta in Abortion, General, Politics on July 14th, 2009 | 3 Comments


Earlier this year, several pro-life individuals participated in a project called the Red Envelope Campaign in which they sent an empty, red envelope to President Obama at the White House. There was a message on the back saying that the envelope represented an aborted baby. This was supposed to get Obama to change his policies.

Right… Obama reads ten letters a day, hand-picked for him. I’m sure the empty envelopes just went into a separate, “special” pile before being discarded. (Does Obama’s call to reduce the number of abortions means nothing to pro-lifers? Yeah, I know… dumb question on my part.)

Anyway, one pro-lifer who participated in the Red Envelope Campaign just received a letter from the White House. She expected at the very least a pre-written “thank you for your letter” response, a form letter of sorts.

It turned out the envelope was empty.

What does that mean?!?! The conspiracy theories are beginning:

So, is this just some kind of mistake? Was there supposed to be a letter responding to my concerns about FOCA or my concerns about the genocide called abortion that remains legal in this country (and could become even more protected under the law as our current President seems to want it to be)? Or should I feel… mocked, perhaps? After all, I did send them an empty envelope myself, representing one life lost to abortion, one life that was unable to have its voice heard by our elected officials in Washington. Getting an empty envelope in response… is that their way of saying, “No response — we don’t care. That life is still gone, and we remain silent on the matter.”

Or someone just made a mistake. Is that possible?

Even if you despised pro-lifers, which I don’t and I certainly don’t think the President does, why would you try to piss them off even more? It’s certainly not the politically correct thing to do.

But I suppose it’s more entertaining for them to think this was the White House’s way of not taking abortion seriously:

If some snarky intern did indeed think this would be a fun way to get back at pro-lifers, I think Chris and his wife are owed a second letter — an official apology.

Oy.

http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/07/14/the-empty-red-envelope-conspiracy-theory/

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. I'd send them a pic of an orphan to adopt.

Just so they can get off their ass and go all the way with their logic.

[Cha]

Or send pics of all the little

Iraqi babies killed with the faux-christian bombs..yeah, like that would happen.

[mzteris]

4. +1

:thumbsup:

[Control-Z]

6. Yep. And it should also

note that their name was forwarded to a list of agencies who will getting back to them for either a donation, or to set up foster care/adoption proceedings.

[LiberalFighter]

10. How about a picture of a baby monkey or pig?

Or maybe a fly?

[Dawgs]

21. I'd send them a condom and a pamphlet on birth control.

Also, send a note explaining that Republican policies have increased the poor population; which is a large contributor to more abortions.

[saltpoint]

2. They sent him an empty one; they got an empty one back.

An allegory of their contribution to public discourse.

It's too bad for the fundies that the law of the land sanctions a woman's right to choose. What law will they object to next?

Great response by the White House.

[Jennicut]

7. And they deserve nothing else in return. This is not a gimmick, its people's lives.

[saltpoint]

8. Hear, hear.

[davidpdx]

14. I agree with you, great response

They sent an empty message, they get one back. Dumbshits!

[bluestateguy]

3. Cool

Obama owes nothing to people who did not vote for him. Not a damn thing.

[Cha]

9. That's probably not the way

Pres Obama feels but in this case..it's the law and one Pres Obama campaigned on , no doubt.

[msanthrope]

19. Yes. He does.

He owes all of us, as our President, fealty to the oath he took to preserve and defend the Constitution.

That he owes to all of the people.

But these jackasses are owed back their empty envelopes.

[babylonsister]

5. "One envelope" -thus a rumor starts. Drudge prolly has it by now. nt

[tanyev]

15. I like how it starts out, "several pro-life individuals participated in a project"

Several? The entire Red Envelope Campaign consisted of seven or eight people sending in empty envelopes? I'm sure that's got Obama quaking in his boots.

[Arkana]

20. Unless the envelopes become Howlers, I don't think the staff

that handles his mail thought twice about them.

Jesus, they suck at protesting.

[SpartanDem]

11. Haha nice move

[Vinca]

12. This is the first thing I've ever found amusing about the abortion debate.

Good move by the White House.

[TokenQueer]

13. Empty red envelopes? Netfilx has been fucking up a lot lately.

"Michelle!!!!! Didn't you put 'Revolutionary Road' on our Netflix queue?"

[Pool Hall Ace]

16. Thank you for that laugh!

:spray:

But seriously though, why are the envelopes red? It would make me think of the blood that would be shed by women having botched, illegal abortions.

And empty envelopes? It sounds like a good idea when responding to credit card offers and other junk mail, but not to get a message across to the President.

[TokenQueer]

17. Empty envelopes from empty minds.

Let's face it. Right-wing-nuts are not the best at thinking their "protest themes" through to their logical conclusion. Teabagging anyone? I think this par for the course when it comes to the party of NO and their minion.

[lunatica]

18. Damn, why didn't the white house send a hanger in the envelope??!

with a little notes saying 'this is one reason why we stand by the right to choose'